Binoculars Building

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Binoculars Building is a postmodern commercial structure in Venice, California, best known for its massive binocular-shaped entrance designed by artists Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen in collaboration with architect Frank Gehry.

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Binoculars Building canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf building ⓘ
landmark ⓘ
postmodern building ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Chiat/Day Building ⓘ
architect Frank Gehry ⓘ
architecturalStyle Postmodern architecture ⓘ
artMovement Pop art ⓘ
artworkType site-specific sculpture ⓘ
category Buildings and structures in Venice, Los Angeles ⓘ
Frank Gehry buildings ⓘ
Outdoor sculptures in Greater Los Angeles ⓘ
Pop art works ⓘ
Postmodern architecture in California ⓘ
collaboratedWith Frank Gehry ⓘ
commissionedBy Chiat/Day advertising agency ⓘ
linked to: Chiat/Day
country United States of America ⓘ
creator Claes Oldenburg ⓘ
Coosje van Bruggen ⓘ
designer Claes Oldenburg ⓘ
Coosje van Bruggen ⓘ
function corporate headquarters (former) ⓘ
genre public art ⓘ
hasArchitecturalElement sculptural facade ⓘ
whimsical postmodern forms ⓘ
hasColor black ⓘ
dark brown ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance iconic example of collaboration between artist and architect ⓘ
well-known roadside attraction in Los Angeles ⓘ
hasNameInEnglish Binoculars Building ⓘ
hasPart binocular-shaped entrance ⓘ
hasSculpture giant binoculars ⓘ
heritageStatus local landmark in Venice, Los Angeles ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity California ⓘ
Los Angeles ⓘ
location Venice, Los Angeles, California, United States ⓘ
materialUsed concrete ⓘ
painted surfaces ⓘ
steel ⓘ
notableFor massive binocular-shaped entrance ⓘ
partOf Frank Gehry architecture in Los Angeles ⓘ
streetAddress 340 Main Street, Venice, Los Angeles, California ⓘ
tenant Google (former or partial tenant) ⓘ
linked to: Google
use office building ⓘ
usedFor commercial offices ⓘ

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Coosje van Bruggen → notableWork → Binoculars Building ⓘ
Jacoba van Bruggen → notableWork → Binoculars Building ⓘ
Coosje van Bruggen → notableWork → Binoculars Building ⓘ
subject linked to: van Bruggen
Binoculars Building → hasNameInEnglish → Binoculars Building ⓘ